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New York: Mallard Press 1990. The immensely varied characteristics of the North American continent and the pioneering spirit of its early European settles are evoked in this intriguing collection of 22 turn-of-the-century travel writing: Henry Thoreau, Henry James, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Seton, and others. Dust jacket, tall 4to in green cloth, map endpapers, 296pp, contents as new, near Fine.
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9.00 USD

Mystic CT: Munson Institute of American Maritime History and the Marine Historical Association 1963, revised and expanded 3rd edition. Inscribed and SIGNED by author Robert Greenhalgh Albion. An annotated compendium for the maritime historian of 779 books in English, including theses and dissertations, under 72 topic headings. SOFT cover slightly rubbed with one tear on front cover tape mended, inscribed on title, viii+230pp, index by author and topic, no marks, clean and tight, Very Good.
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25.00 USD

Mystic CT: Munson Institute of American Maritime History and the Marine Historical Association 1972, 4th edition of 1951 original. An annotated compendium for the maritime historian of 779 books in English, including theses and dissertations, under 72 topic headings. No dust jacket (none issued), large 8vo in red cloth, ix+370pp, index by author and topic, as new, Fine.
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35.00 USD

Boston: James French and Company 1857, 1st edition. A narrative by a captain's wife of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon, and Fanchon together with many startling adventures on sea and land. No dust jacket, small 8vo, boards blind and gilt-stamped, 336pp, frontis and three engraves plates, edge wear, light spotting on front boards and embossing worn, some foxing but clean and tight, a Good copy of the first edition.
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105.00 USD

Mendocino CA: Mendocino Historical Research, Book I of a projected series, 1986, 4th printing. A book of some Mendocino homes and some families who lived in them. SOFT cover, oblong 8vo, photos throughout some in color, 80pp, no marks, near Fine.
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12.00 USD

New York: The Macmillan Company 1939, two volume set. The Beards provide a detailed analysis of the state of affairs in the U.S. body politic, the influence of capitalism upon society, foreign policy, and implications for the future. Boxed set, box sunned and chipped but intact, 8vos in blue cloth, index, 977pp, owner's name-stamp on front endpaper of both volumes o/w no marks, clean and tight, Very Good/box fair.
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20.00 USD

Berkeley: Howell-North Books 1960. SIGNED by Beebe and his co-author Charles Clegg. A picture story of San Francisco before the fire, with extraordinary b&w and color plates throughout. Dust jacket soiled and chipped at corners, 4to in brown cloth with line drawing on front board, pictorial endpapers, inscription on outside front endpaper, index, 255pp, contents clean and tight with no marks, Very Good.
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50.00 USD

Tulsa: Continental Heritage Press 1979. Blakey and other writers and photographers contributed to this book of a city celebrating its past, present, and future. Dust jacket price clipped and wrinkled at head of spine, small folio in ochre cloth, illustrated throughout in color and b&w photos, printed on white and beige paper in alternating signatures, 192pp, inscription on front endpaper o/w no marks, clean and tight, Very Good.
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15.00 USD

Boston: Gould and Lincoln 1853, 1st edition. Bourne presents a personal narrative of his extraordinary adventures among the Patagonia Indians, with descriptions of their persons and habit, and his subsequent adventures and ultimate return to North America. No dust jacket, 12mo in blue cloth, both boards blind-stamped with decorations, spine gilt-stamped though considerably age-darkened and slightly frayed, 14pp of preceding adverts, engraved frontispiece and three plates, 233pp, 12pp of following adverts, number stamp on copyright page, owner's name and bookplate on front endpaper o/w no marks, clean and tight, no foxing, in remarkably nice condition given its age, Good+/-.
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55.00 USD

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1938, 1st US edition. Bowen presents the history and romance of America on the high seas from the 15th to the 19th century, profusely illustrated. Dust jacket chipped and torn but intact, 4to in pictorial green cloth, map endpapers, b&w illustrations throughout, bibliography, index, 411pp, clean and tight with no marks, Very Good/Fair.
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15.00 USD

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg VA, 1963. A corrected version of George Grieve's 18th century translation of de Chastellux's notes of his visits to various northeastern states and Virginia, with Grieve's commentary and additional notes by the current editor Howard C. Rice, Jr. Boxed set of two volumes, 8vos in green cloth, map endpapers, Volume with 21 illustrations and 364pp, Volume 2 with 7 illustrations and 323pp, box somewhat scuffed and split along top rear seam but intact, volumes clean and tight with no marks, Very Good+.
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70.00 USD

New Haven CT: Yale University Press [1916] 1918, 2nd printing. Outgrowth of a private report to the Directors of the Port of Boston, on the traffic situation in Boston, and including problems with the interchange of traffic between land and water. No dust jacket, 8vo in navy cloth, 23 plans and maps, 1-inch tear top edge of inside front endpaper, spine entirely etched, contents clean with no marks, overall considering age a Good copy.
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30.00 USD

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1969. A bilingual edition of 19 Spanish documents relating to the early exploration and settlement of California acquired by Adolph Sutro in 1883. Translated in 1891 by George B. Griffin and re-edited in 1969 by Donald Cutter. Dust jacket, 8vo halfbound in olive cloth and patterned cloth, text in Spanish and English on opposing pages, 278pp, contents as new, near Fine.
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35.00 USD